Shawn Ryu
Conductor
BWI Airport?
Name That Station!
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Kevin, not Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Ryan
Court Jester
Correct. Didn't realize until after I posted that the MARC train really narrows it down.
johnny.menhennet
Conductor
Does MARC not stop at BWI? I'd think that since Amtrak is more express-y and MARC is more commuter-y then they would be stopping at all stations with significant patronage. Is BWI not busy enough for them?
Is that MARC train loading passengers using a bridge plate at the far end of the platform ?The passengers appear to be lining up that way.
johnny.menhennet
Conductor
Yeah, I was incorrect in that it isn't stopping. That does look unusual to me to be loading that way, but it that standard practice here? I assume that the middle track is generally used for Acelas that don't stop.
Appears that way to me. If so, maybe catenary problems?
Shawn Ryu
Conductor
Kinda looked like NJ Transit. They also have bilevel trains but not sure if its the same type as the ones MARC uses. They do still look similar from the back.
Maybe track work not too far ahead or behind.
Not too many NER station pics here, maybe they are too obvious (caternary, high platforms etc...features not seen in any other parts of the system).
ANYWAYS
Should be easy
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amtrakwolverine
Engineer
Solana Beach?
Ryan
Court Jester
Yes, MARC stops at BWI (along with all of the other Amtrak stations in their service area, WAS, NCR, BAL, ABE, RKV, MRB).
Yes, they're loading on Track 2, which is highly unusual. Either track work or a disabled train on one of the outer tracks causes that to happen.
I can't believe that I never took any pictures of them, but when they were doing the tie replacement project on track 1 last summer, they built semi permanent, high level bridges over the tracks at several doors to speed loading/unloading.
Yes, they're loading on Track 2, which is highly unusual. Either track work or a disabled train on one of the outer tracks causes that to happen.
I can't believe that I never took any pictures of them, but when they were doing the tie replacement project on track 1 last summer, they built semi permanent, high level bridges over the tracks at several doors to speed loading/unloading.
SubwayNut
Conductor
Metro-North and the Long Island Railroad's whose MU Cars (and also the LIRR's diesel fleet) can only stop at high-level platforms and bridge plates (as they call them) are used all the time when a track is taken out of service. I have seen just one in use when there is a temporary outage with one door opening (and one is stored on almost every platform) to one set up to line-up with almost every door for long-term projects. They are metal and have railings. I know they are presently in use at Bridgeport, CT for the catenary replacement project going on there and I guess the Amtrak trains that stop there must be using them too.
Edit: The main reason I posted was for my guess. It is San Diego-Old Town, CA
Edit: The main reason I posted was for my guess. It is San Diego-Old Town, CA
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Shawn Ryu
Conductor
^Correct!
Naturally Amtrak stops along the NEC in MRC territory is also MARC stop.
Naturally Amtrak stops along the NEC in MRC territory is also MARC stop.
SubwayNut
Conductor
Lets go with this one (if Amtrak Connect can process my post currently on NE Regional #137 approaching New Carrolton):
TCRT
Lead Service Attendant
Looks like it worked; I'm on Amtrak Connect on 178 stopped at NHV and I can see it.
No idea about the photo subject, though.
johnny.menhennet
Conductor
I actually did see this right as it was posted. But I've never detrained or entrained at this station. Are you sure that's it? Now looking at it more closely, the "Track 2" sign is in the Metrolink font, so I'll give it to you. Nice!
johnny.menhennet
Conductor
The South Orange station was actually very pretty. I liked it a lot. But South Orange didn't have those tunnels. Maplewood did though.
Ryan
Court Jester
amtrakwolverine
Engineer
While we wait for shanghai name this station
SubwayNut
Conductor
Well my photo is the underpass at Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo.
amtrakwolverine
Engineer
and you gave it to shanghai no who'd guess that name and you said I'll give it to you so shanghai had won so your station was guessed no?
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Naperville, IL,??While we wait for shanghai name this station
Shawn Ryu
Conductor
Aldershot Ontario?
amtrakwolverine
Engineer
Both are wrong. Hint one It's a intermodel station serving amtrak and greyhound and is unstaffed no QT machine either.
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